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Heavy Duty 8-Way with Tron
leapinlew:
Not that my vote matters much, but I appreciated MarkVPs answer. It answered his question completely and thoroughly with a little ass kicking on the side.
Personally, sometimes I need an ass kicking...
Tiger-Heli:
Mark's reply was spot-on. There have been a lot of posts on the original Tron sticks, and they are not the same as the Happ HD 8-way. Lack of restrictors, leaf switches vs. microswitches, and size of restrictors, among others.
MinerAl:
--- Quote from: markrvp on April 23, 2006, 05:47:53 pm ---Anybody ever tried using a slightly smaller actuator to see if it makes it harder to hit the diagonals?
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You know, I've been meaning too...
I hacked a tron-esque stick to a happ super a few years ago. Supers have that hourglass filpable actuator thinggy with the big 8-way end, and the smaller 4-way end. My plan at the time was to carefully shave, then test, then shave, then test, then shave, then test the 8-way end until it could still hit all 8 directions with effort, but usually only hit 4. It's a fantastic theory, and should work.
Then I got a girlfriend, and haven't had time for that sort of joystick for a while ;)
Once I get my hands on Fozzy's repro handles, I will fully test this theory. Even if Xiaou2 thinks I'm a moron for even trying. Shaving the actuator should work regardless of the stick type... I have some supers to try it with, so I'll start there.
Forces21:
"Once I get my hands on Fozzy's repro handles" :laugh2:
And here I was thinking you had a girlfriend ;D
But a most excelent idea though, what about making the restrictor out of a more flexible material (hard rubberesque type substance?) this could be formed with a tight restriction on the diagonals, so they would under normal play be 4 way, but with a little more pressure have enough "give" to make the diagonals? But I suck at that level on Tron anyway so what do I know....
Forces21
markrvp:
One thing I've discovered is that you can use an 8-way actuator on a 4-way reunion base which allows you to still hit the diagonals by pushing a little harder towards the diagonals.
For anybody wanting to make a Tron stick by hacking a triggerstick to a Happ base, I would suggest hacking it to a reunion base which has diamond shape restriction and then use a larger actuator.